by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaAs Nigerians await the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, they are watching with keen interest on who would emerge as the new speaker of the House of Representatives.One of the top contenders for the coveted seat is the lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State,
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe 2023 presidential election divided Nigerians more than ever before. And weeks after the flawed election as confirmed by local and international observers, the country is yet to get over the divisions.Ahead of the election the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and now presidential-elect,
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By Uchechukwu OkoroaforThe Spokesman of the House of Representatives and member representing Bende North constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives and frontrunner in the race for the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, is one of the few federal lawmakers who have
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaTo most Nigerians, this country has never been as divided as it is today. Some even believed that not even since the Nigerian Civil War has the country been this divided. While others still say the country is now more divided than during the Civil War.Among those
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaA member of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly, representing Bende federal constituency, Abia State, Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu has been tipped as the most suitable to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is currently the spokesperson of the House
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaAs the race for the 10th Speaker of the House of Representatives intensifies, we are looking at some of the leadership qualities of the lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu that stands him out among the top contenders for the position.Kalu,
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) recently called for the live broadcasts of court hearings on election petitions across the country, particularly the presidential election cases. The NBA made the call in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Birnin-Kebbi,
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaWe have gotten to the crunch time in the quest for which zone should produce the speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. We keep insisting that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had not carried the people of South East along when the
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaHonourable Benjamin Kalu has demonstrated credibility, capacity, commitment, dedication and high sense of responsibility in discharging his duties of managing the image of the House of Representatives.He should also be considered under the principle of fairness, justice and equity especially coming from a zone that has been marginalized
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By Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIn no time the House of Representatives members-elect from the 2023 General Election shall gather to elect from among themselves a leader, the first among equals in the best traditions of parliamentary democracy. The lawmakers-elect would have their first major assignment in the 10th House of Representatives,
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